Clothes-drier



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0. B. HUBBARD.

CLOTHES DRIER.

No. 360,526. Patented Ar. 5, 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEe ORANGE B. HUBBARD, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 360,526, dated April 5, 1887.

Application tiled July 8, 1886. Serial No. 207.410.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORANGE B. HUBBARD, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Lowell, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Olothes-Driers; and I do de- Clare the following to be afull, clear, and eX- act description ot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and igures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specitication.

My invention relates to clothes'driers; and it consists iu the novel features morev fully hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side view of the device ready for use. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section on a larger scale. Fig. 3 is a side view showingthe parts detached, and Fig. 4 is a modification.

The device comprises a support, A, hub B, foot or rest C, and arms D.

The support may be of any desired length and of any suitable ornamental configuration. It terminates in a spindle, a, on which the hub is mounted and free to rotate. The spindle projects through the hub and extends some distance within the foot O, which has a recess, c, for its reception. The support and foot are each provided with an opening or bore, which registers and through which a cord or rope, E, is passed, as shown. The lower end of tho rope is knotted, thereby preventing its withdrawalLas will be readily understood. The lower end of the foot is recessed to receive the cap or plug F, which covers the knotted end of the cord or rope and gives a finished appearance. The plug may be one with the foot, as shown in Fig. 4, in which case the rope is fastened to the foot in any known way.

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rope secured thereto is itted to the projecting end of the spindle. The hub is free to rotate upon the spindle, and is held in place by the foot, upon which it rests. 'By having the rope secured to the foot and passed through the support the parts are held together, as will be readily understood, and by reason of the length of the support it acts as a leverage, and prevents the tipping of the device when the arms are uneven] y weighted by the clothes. The rope is designed to be passed over pulleys in the ceiling, and the free end extend within convenient reach for raising or lowering the device.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the support having a bore extending therethrough, and having its end terminating in a spindlc,the hub mounted upon the spindle, which spindle projects through the hub, the arms secured to the hub, the foot piece mounted upon the projecting end of the spindle, and the rope secured to the foot-piece and passngloosely through the support, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ORANGE B. HUBBARD. 

